Reverage-dispensing machine.



l C. E. TOMLINSUN. BEVERAGE DISPBNSING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAIL 15, 1907.

Patented May 14, 1912.

C. E. TOMLNSON. BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 16. 19o?.

LOQSe Patentd may 14.1, 1912.

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C, E. TUMMNSQN, BEVERAGE DISPENSING Mmmm.

APPLICATION FILED )Pateneui Ma i/l, 1912 5 SHEETS-SHEET 'PGK hereinafter uf .p

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Q1 ange wir? a Pata@ di m5 @penilfg or po m winch Him valve means, muurbmv@ th@ 'alve mam in the partition fasses 'ho, iv" sfelifzlby i the pin by s1 same,

o extending into said depression.

when the drinking receptacle 1s on the shel't shown in Fig. 6, this drinking receptacle E of the receptacle when the receptacle is held oli' of a plain surface and when the valve is in its closed position. vided wlth depressions d here ends ot' pipes or outlets P'so that the valve c of the drinking receptacle can assume its closed position uvhen said receptacle is in said position for lilling by the valve stem c: llowever but not in position to be lilled the valve stem e2 comes in contact with said sheltl and opens the draining duct. Thus the shelt' with its plain and depressed surfaces constitutes means for opening the valve of the receptacle when'said receptacles-are not in position to be filled, and for permitting the valve to close when the receptacle is in position to be filled.

Secured an ice chamber lV, and as here shown surrounds that part of the column in which the measuring chambers are placed, and as the pipe or outlet P, which conducts the liquid from the measuring chamber to the receptacle passes through said ice chamber it will keep said liquid cool, l'or convenience a part of the operating means is placed in the ice chamber and partition g is placed around such parts that would be interfered With by the ice. Resting upon this ice chamber WV and over-hanging the same, is the mouthpiece or tube holder B consisting of an outer cylindrical casing or shell inclosing the rotary drum V, said easing or shell having a top and bottom b1 b2, said casing and top and bottom being held together and to the top of the iee chamber by the rod or bolt w as seen in Fig. 2. Inside of this casing or shell and around thel rod 'w' revolve the drum V, resting on the bottom b2 oi" the tube holder B, said drum having grooves o for carrying the tubes 0 on its periphery. rl`he tubes having been placed in these grooves are held from falling out by the outer casing or shell surrounding the as is best shown in Figs. :2 and 3. In the bottom Zf" of the holder B and inside its casing is an opening z which allows the tubes b to be discharged as they are brought in alinement therewith by the revolving of the drum V. As here illustrated, the bottom of this revolving drum V is'provided with ratchet teeth u adapted to be engaged by a push pawl t extending upward through theptop of the ice chamber and the bottom b2 of the tube holder B, said push pawl being pivoted to an arm s projecting from and secured to a rock shaft Osaid rock The shelf l) is proshown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 directly beneath the i to the column or standard C, is

shaft having a bearing in the side of the ice chamber W and the column C. Also projet-ting irom and secured to this rock shaft O the arm c to which one end of the rod a is secured, the other end of rod a being secured to the horizontal arm ym projecting through an opening in column C. Said arm my connects to and controls the movements ot' the valve-rod i as will be seen by the Afollowing:-'l`o operate this ma- ;ehine, the handle y, which is secured to lthe roch shaft O, is moved sidewise, re-

volving the rock shaft O, which revolves the drum V by the push pawl t, engaging the ratchet teeth u, bringing the tube or straw in line with the opening in the bottom b2 'of said tube holder B, thus allowing the tube to drop out, or into a receptacle E resting on shelf D, und by the same operation the arm c through the rod n causes the valve G to close the port it" and valve G to open the port le, thus allowing the liquid from the measuring chamber to iow lVhen the operator releases the handle g, the .parts are carried back to their normal position by means of a spring 2 which rests upon a plate 3 and presses against the valve rod it, thus allowing the refilling of the measuring chamber. The dripfrom the an opening 5 into the base below.

My machine may be used as a vending machine, and the operation of its controlling means controlled in any suitable manner by coin controlling mechanism. As here shown, I have provided a. notched collar yu secured to the rock shaft O, and a hook lever j' secured to the side of the ice chamber, the hook end ot said lever ,engaging the notch ot' the notched collar thus preventing the revolving of the rock shaft O, but by placing a proper coin in a coin chute a the coin would weigh down the end fot this lever thus causing its opposite end to release said rock shaft 0, the coin dropping into the receptacle a?. Vfhen used simply as a drinking fountain, no coin controlling mechanism is necessary, and in some cases the measuring device may also be dispensed with. t

In Fig. 7 is illustrated .another form of the beverage dispensing machine in which the drinking receptacles .Ew are permanently fixed and are entirely closed except at an opening e for the inserting of the mouth-pieces b1". In this construction the component parts ot' the machine are arl the machine shown in Figs. l to t5. rl`he ice chamber 'WU with measuring chambers F10 l therein being .located above the mouth-piece y holders BU the mouth-pieces bl instead of being dropped down or into the drinlilng lreceptacle l as in the construction here'- ranged in dillerent order trom the parts of through the outlet P into the receptacle.

receptacles orV ice reservoir passes through :lessees 'ition wher user. To ob to'fo e, described'are fed to a they may be reached in' the tain this the easing or shell in which 'the drum V 1 revolves ius on opening .B11 lengthwise, so, as the tubes are fed one oy one to this opening by the operating ineens they 'muy he picked out hy the user. The valves G10 G oi' the measuring chamber F10 und the drums Vw'of the mouth-piece holder B10 are operated in suhstuniiuily the saineinsnner in the preferred construeiion. by u rook-shaft l 10 haring' connected thereto 'the push paul il and mire rod lilo, but in addition to operating the meusuring eiifnnbers und the drum of the. mouthpiece holder, the rock-shaft also operates s drainage Valve e ioeeted in the bottoni of each drinking receptacle El. These vulves e are nornuilly in a position to 'permit the liquid to drain from said. drinking receptacles through the duet el", und are moved into its closed position when ille. rook-shaft is operated by ineens oi a liilirig earn S10 secured to said reel; shaft which lifts the vulve rod em; The said valve will remain in its closed position so long is 'the rook-shaft is held from returning to lis storting position. lilo coin controlling niecl'mnisui is shown in this construction any suitable controllingmechanism may he employed.

Au esseniial 'feature of my invention is i the deliverv oi a. mouth )ieee us tube or straw', to each user, to 'Withdraw the liquid from the receptacle or gloss thus rendering the machine absoluiely seiiisry und elimihating all possibility of spreading disease, und allowing its use in hospitals hotels und publie places. it will be understood, howeverythat it is not necessary to deliver the tuoe and. liquid simultaneously, or oy `the seme mechanism to meet the spirit of inf inventioii.

l. lo iiquid dispensing;r machine, u liquid eoniuiner, o passage .leading therefrom, o vulve controlling Suid passage, operatinga ineens for the vulve, mouthpiece holding und feeding; means, operating' menus `for controlling' the feeding oi the niouthpieces, und u single partor actuating both oi' seid operv sting' means, substaniiully as und for lhe 'purpose described.

2. in a liquid dispensing machine, 'u liquid eonteiner, u support 'for u receptacle, u pusleuding 'from the eonuiner und having a nozzle oi'erhonging the support, mouth- `piece`hoidintg rand feeding'means arranged .io deliver a inouihpieco on the support hope-.ath the nozzle7 suhstun- 'iiolijf is and 'for the purpose specified.

into the. receptucle ln je liquid-dispensing apparatus, u 'uid eonismer, a vulve-controlled passagelending therefrom, o, mouth-piece rotary port adopted lo curry o. plurulitj7 mouth pieces. smid monili-piece holder haring n singlev discharge outlet. und incuns for operating the vulve in iil'e passageway lending from lhe liquid container :1nd 'for bringing u single niouth-picee into registration with suid oullet in the mouth-piece receptacle, und u singie nie-Vahle element for operutingg suid in ions, substantially us and for the purpose sel.' forth.

in a liquid dispensing nmchine u liquid container, u support lor a receptacle, u pussuge leading' from the container und having u nozzle orerhuuging the support, u vulve controlling said passage. operating ineuns for the valve, niouihpieee holding und feeding ineens including u purl huving un exity ior the uiouthpieces located uoore und slightly ouiY of vertical alinenient with said nozzle in order that u mouthpiece released from the holdingr und Jfeeding means will drop into the receptacle under the nozzle operating ineens for controlling; the feeding' of the mouthpieces through said exit. und 1 single part for uciuzitini: bolli oi smid opei'uting means, substantially us und for the purpose set forth.

lu u liquiddispensing appui-utils, :i liquid container disposed controlli.' of lhe apparatus, discharge passages lending luierullj/ ironi said container und i'ulve cou- 'trolledt a pluralityv of recepalirles :ld-.ipl'cd lo auch inolose a plurality oi' mouth-pieces und euch provided with u single dischurge oullor, one oi said rcceptuclcs being' ussoeiulod with euch discharge passage, und ineuus eoininon to euch passage :1nd iis ussoeiutcd reeeituelc for opening thc vulve controlling Suid pussug'e und for bringing' one oi"Y the mouth-pieces in sueh reccptuclc ino registrulion with the iilischurgc outlet thereof, substantially us und 'for the purpose specified.

6. in a liquid-dispensinoj uppzlruius. u liquid coniuine-r disposed suosiuntiully cenrully o1" the uppurutus, u luruliijy ol discharge Apussugewuys rudiutiin,I Afrom suid container and euch provided with u controlling vulve, u series of receptacles for holding' elongated nioulh-'iieecs, euch receptacle huring un inclosing woll und haring; :1 single discharge outlet und Suid reoci'itucles having their longer axes arranged parallel lo the uxis of the liquid container, und means for simultaneously opening the 'vulve oi? ono of suid passages and ior presenting one of the moulin-pieces in one of the receptacles in rcgistrution with ihe discharge outlet thereof, substantially os und 'for the purpose deseribed.

)hin a liquid-disifiensing' appui-utils, u

outlet., ine i'or reeeivi' u drain L for sup aortino4 rece .ituele i b .l die disonore@ from said oulilet,

fonioiiier having' u Vulitc-controlled.

in said receptacle, and means for closing said passage when the receptacle Signed at Syracuse in the county of is unsupported by said supporting means Onondaga and State of NewYork'this 13th and for opening communication between the day of March, A. D. 190i receptacle and the drain passage when the CHARLES E. TOMLINSON.

receptacle is supported upon said support- Witnesses:

` ing meansfsubstantially as and for the pur- S. DAVIS,

E. K. SEEMILLER. 

